Re: [YAEUT] Lexical variation survey
| From: | Peter Collier <petecollier@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, May 5, 2008, 1:31 |
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Subject: Re: [YAEUT] Lexical variation survey
>> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of R A Brown
>
>> > 19. the toilet facilities in a public place: bathroom, facilities,
>> > ladies' room / men's room, lavatory, loo, restroom, toilet,
>> washroom,
>> > WC, john
>> Informal: 'loo' or 'bog' (depending on company);
>> formal: 'lavatory' or 'toilet'
>> facetious: "little boy's room"
>>
>> Like most Brits, I have this quaint notion that a bathroom
>> actually has a bath in it ;)
>
> So I'm guessing you don't have real estate ads listing houses with "2.5
> baths" (the half is just a toilet and sink) like we do.
Nope, we'd have an "estate agent" advert "detailing" houses with "familiy
bathroom" (i.e. main bathroom, typically toilet, sink and bath with shower)
and "downstairs cloaks" ('cloakroom', i.e. small downstairs toilet and
sink - e.g. for guests) or "ensuite" (small bathroom off a bedroom,
typically toilet and sink and, size permitting, a shower).
What was it Sir Winston (Churchill) said again?
P.
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